City Beat: It’s a jumble at Nick Metropolis
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It's hard not to be just a little bit curious when you drive by the cacophony of clutter on the corner of La Brea and 1st.
What's the deal with the Ronald McDonald figure? The bow-tied wooden butler smiling at cars? The sign that says Virgil's Autobody?
For 22 years, Nick Metropolis has been selling collectibles from this indoor-outdoor maze, full of dead ends and blind corners. He can't resist a treasure. He buys them faster than he can move them out the door.
In my latest City Beat, I take a look at this colorful Los Angeles character. Keep reading to see my quick Twitter tour of Nick Metropolis.
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